I heard on the radio on Wednesday that the Stones say they are working on a new album but “it’s going to take some time.”
I remember hearing, a few years ago, that Phil Collins said he was no longer going to put out new music because he didn’t feel that there was an audience for his music now. People may love to attend concerts and hear hits from the 70’s – 90’s but would there be a big market for new music from a band that people’s grandparents liked?
There was an article in the NY Times about some old British rocker (maybe Steve Wynwood?), living on his big English estate and puttering around with his Wellies on. Why leave that to have to go into the studio and work, if you can afford to stay home in your 70’s? Unless there’s a big audience willing to pack stadiums, like for the Stones, it’s probably not worth it for the majority of them.